Summary of the global resource reporting intelligence for 19 to 25 March 2018.

Each week Optiro offers a summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence.

Here is the summary for the 19 to 25 March 2018.

94 new technical reports published – up by 39 from last week. This is a 56-week high.

• 30 were Resource Estimation – up by 19 from last week.
  • CNMC Goldmine Holdings Ltd – Sokor Project – Gold – updated Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimates. CP/CQ Christine Standing and Michael Leak – Optiro.
• 3 Maiden Resources – up by 1
  • Avanco Resources Ltd – Pantera project. Copper and Gold.
  • Gold Reserve Inc – Siembra Minera project. Gold, Copper and Silver.
  • Vimy Resources Ltd – Alligator River project. Uranium. CP/CQ Ian Glacken – Geology Director – Optiro
• 57 Exploration / Drilling – up by 19 from last week. Announced drilling remains high. And drilling updates are within the normal range of the past 12 months
• 50% reported using JORC Code
• 49% reported using NI43-101
• 2 amended report and 0 clarified report:
  • North America Frac Sand Inc – Resource estimation for their Eagle Creek project. Share price increased by 23.5%
  • South Star Mining Corp – PEA for their Santa Cruz project. No change in their share price.

Share price change is between close of trade on day prior to announcement and open of trade the day after announcement.

Project Locations:

• 34 in North America – up by 10 from last week
• 30 in Oceania – up by 11
• 13 in Africa – up by 2
• 13 in South America – up by 11
• 1 in Europe – up by 1
• 18 in Asia – up by 17
• 0 Seabed Resources

The Project Commodities:

106 Precious Metals

• 79 Gold – up by 54
• 23 Silver – up by 9
• 2 Platinum – up by 2
• 2 Palladium – up by 2

47 Base Metals

• 23 Copper – up by 11
• 11 Zinc – up by 1
• 9 Lead – down by 1
• 4 Nickel – down by 1

29 other Metals

• 8 Cobalt – up by 1
• 5 Lithium – down by 1
• 4 Tin – up by 4
• 3 each for Uranium (up 1) and Vanadium
• 2 each for Tantalum (up 1) and Tungsten (up 2)
• 1 each for Iron (down 1) and Molybdenum

7 Industrial Minerals

• 4 Graphite – up by 1
• 2 Phosphate – up by 2
• 1 Potash – up by 1

Other

• 1 Bismuth – up by 1

Global number of Resource Estimations by Report Author since October 2014:

• Optiro ranks 4^th out of the top 24 global consultancy groups, having authored 43 Resource Estimation reports since October 2014.
• Thirteen of these reports were for Maiden Resources.

Global number of Reserve Estimations by Report Author since October 2014:

• Optiro ranks 12^th out of the top 24 global consultancy groups, having authored 10 Reserve Estimation reports since October 2014. 1 of these was a Maiden Reserve Estimation.

Most significant drill intersections of the week:

Most significant drill intersections in March 2018 to date:

Most significant drill intersections in 2018 to date on ASX:

Most significant drill intersections in 2018 to date on TSX/TSX-V:

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